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CVE-2007-6389

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Description

The notify feature in GNOME screensaver (gnome-screensaver) 2.20.0 might allow local users to read the clipboard contents and X selection data for a locked session by using ctrl-V.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00078.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00020.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421461

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/146862

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30096

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:135

http://secunia.com/advisories/32691

http://secunia.com/advisories/31687

http://secunia.com/advisories/29666

http://secunia.com/advisories/29595

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503005

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482159

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=455484

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-12-17

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00072

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